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"[C]ompassion will cure more sins than condemnation."
Henry Ward BeecherLet it be understood that the end of our existence here is that we may — Henry Ward Beecher
"Let it be understood that the end of our existence here is that we may be more God-like [...] and that we are placed here to grow strong and noble, and not merely to enjoy."
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
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Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on the love of Christ has influenced mainstream Christianity through the 21st century.
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"Caution and conservatism are expected of old age; but when the young men of a nation are possessed of such a spirit, when they are afraid of the noise and strife caused by the new applications of the truth, Heaven save the land! Its funeral bell has already rung."
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"The whole of the Saviours ministerial life, at least the part of it that stands on record, was passed in what we may call substantially a revival work."
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"The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope, then he sees worlds beyond; but, if he looks at his telescope, then he does not see anything but that."
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"It is not well for a man to pray, cream; and live, skim milk."
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"Sink the Bible to the bottom of the ocean, and mans obligations to God would be unchanged. He would have the same path to tread, only his lamp and his guide would be gone; he would have the same voyage to make, only his compass and chart would be overboard."
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